The Creggan Court Hotel, Athlone are pleased to present a Joe Dolan tribute night on Friday, October 14. Dance the night away with the Joe Dolan Tribute Band from 9pm, featuring all the greatest hits from the man in the white suit.

Whether it indicates an increasing acceptance of the executive’s work at council, or a growing tendency towards political apathy on the part of the people of Westmeath, there were just a grand total of two submissions from members of the public on five important plans and reports which had been on a cumulative public display at a number of venues around the county of more than half a year.

Plans to double the size of Athlone over the next 15 years were advanced this week (September 27) after councillors voted to accept the manager’s plan for 302Ha (750 acres) at Creggan on the eastern edge of the town.